Dental Supplies
Topical Skin Preparations
- Bacitracin, mupirocin, or bacitracin-neomycin polymyxin B sulphate ointment
- Insect repellent containing DEET
- Sunscreen lotion or cream (SPF 15 or 30)
- Lip balm or sunscreen
- Sunblock
Nonprescription Medications
- Ibuprofen, 200 mg tablets
- Acetaminophen, 325 mg tablets
- Antacid
- Decongestant (such as oxymetazoline) nasal spray (to treat a nosebleed that doesn't respond to simple pressure)
- Glutose (liquid glucose) paste tube (to treat a hypoglycemic - low blood sugar - reaction)
Prescription Medications
- Metered-dose bronchodilator (albuterol) (to treat an asthma attack)
- Space meter
- Peak-flow meter
Allergy Kit
- EpiPen Auto-Injector [0.3 mg] and EpiPen Jr. Auto-Injector [0.15 mg]) or allergy kit with injectable epinephrine (Ana-Kit)
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl), 25 mg capsules
Other
- Other
equipment and supplies may be available at the venue, but are not
usually transported with a youth athletic team, unless there are
special circumstances. These include such items as large splints to
accommodate major fractures (such as of the thigh), stretcher, and AED (automated external defibrillator).
*Brand names are shown to indicate
representative products, not to indicate that these are the only
products that may be used. Quality, availability, cost, and preference
will influence which specific products you choose.
Dr. Paul S. Auerbach is Professor of
Surgery in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University
Medical Center. He is Editor of the definitive textbook Wilderness
Medicine and author of Medicine for the Outdoors. Dr. Auerbach is one
of the world's leading authorities on emergency medicine and wilderness
medicine.
